Review: EA Sports FC 27 (Switch 2) - Still The Best Football Option, Even With Caveats
EA Sports FC 27 arrives on Nintendo Switch 2, marking a significant departure from years of stagnation in EA’s football offerings on Nintendo platforms. The review assesses the game as the best football simulation available on Switch 2, though with acknowledged limitations.
For context, Nintendo Switch players have long endured poor treatment from EA’s football franchises. The FIFA 18 Switch version was essentially a repackaged FIFA 13 port, while FIFA 19 through FIFA 23 were virtually identical games released year after year with no new modes, features, or meaningful updates—a cycle that frustrated the Nintendo gaming community.
EA Sports FC 27 appears to finally break this pattern of neglect. The Switch 2’s improved hardware capabilities compared to the original Switch enable a more modern version of the football simulation, delivering substantially more than the iterative re-releases that characterized the previous generation.
While the review title notes the game comes “with caveats,” suggesting compromises remain compared to other platforms, EA Sports FC 27 represents a major step forward for Nintendo football fans who have waited years for a genuinely competitive football game on their platform.